Chrome mining- Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has the world’s second-largest chromium reserve, with about 12% of the global total. Most chrome deposits are along The Great Dyke. The Great Dyke of Zimbabwe is a layered intrusion of igneous, metal-bearing rock that has been dated to approximately 2.5 billion years in age. Since most chromite deposits are relatively close to the surface, open-cast mining is the most widely used method of mining in Zimbabwe. Open-pit mining, or open-cast mining is a surface mining technique of extracting rock or minerals from the earth by their removal from an open pit.

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GCI is operating two fully mechanized open-cast mines in Lalapansi and Sebakwe.